Crime | stop and frisk Judge Rules 'Stop and Frisk' Unconstitutional She appoints independent monitor to watch NYPD By Kevin Spak Posted Aug 12, 2013 8:57 AM CDT Copied In this Sunday June 17, 2012, file photograph, the Rev. Al Sharpton, center, walks with demonstrators during a silent march to end the "stop-and-frisk" program in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) The NYPD's controversial stop-and-frisk policy violates New Yorkers' Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable search and seizure, a federal judge declared today. Judge Shira A. Sheindlin said she would appoint an independent lawyer to monitor the NYPD and ensure it didn't continue the policy, or otherwise behave unconstitutionally. The New York Times believes that additional judicial oversight will shape the policing tactics of the next mayor. While the Supreme Court has long held that police have the authority to stop people who are acting suspiciously, Sheindlin ruled that police didn't have reasonable suspicion in most stop-and-frisk incidents. As evidence, she cited the fact that 88% of stop-and-frisk targets were released without so much as a ticket being issued. Read These Next White House rolls with Trump's 'daddy' nickname. New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. Supreme Court ruling is a big blow to Planned Parenthood. Man accused of killing his daughters might be dead. Report an error